Gastonia (N.C.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Moore Interview
Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0305
Abstract
Moore talks about what the mill village and the surrounding business used to look like, a Labor Day parade in Gastonia on the first day of the strike, and strikers' activities.
Dates:
1987-1995
Robert Moses, Ernest Moore, and E.W. Passmore Interviews
Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0302
Abstract
Moses uses his radio show to help Stoney reach out to and find textile workers from the Loray Mill, particularly African American workers. Moore drives Stoney and his crew around the area around the Loray Mill and discusses things such as the Labor Day parades and the businesses that were previously in the area. Passmore shows the filmmakers and Ernest Moore around the Firestone Mill, which was previously called the Loray Mill at the time of the General Textile Strike of 1934.
Dates:
1987-1995